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MUSICIAN AID
Musicians - use the following resources to get assistance for your post-hurricane needs.
Donors - check out the following links to find an organization you wish to donate to
to assist New Orleans musicians.
If you're a musician, check out the following links to get assistance.
Relief Organizations based in New Orleans:
American Federation of Musicians: New Orleans Local 174-496 is setting up a relief fund.
Arts Council of New Orleans:
Backbeat Fund: Set up by the Backstreet Cultural Museum to assist musicians in the effort to re-establish their homes and community (read press release).
Bring Back the Music: Bulletin Board where musicians can look for temporary free housing in New Orleans.
Carrollton Station Foundation: Providing financial assistance to the musicians of New Orleans who have been adversely affected by the recent hurricanes of 2005
Habitat NOLA: New Orleans branch of Habitat For Humanity, the group behind the
musician's village.
Katrina's Piano Found We site dedicated to giving instruments to musicians who lost theirs.
New Orleans Musicians' Clinic: Providing affordable health care to New Orleans musicians.
New Orleans Music Co-op
Note: The ELLA program is up and running Every Friday at Tipitina's for coop and Arts Council of New Orleans members
New Orleans Underground: Releasing the CD "Sounds Below Sea Level" to aid New Orleans and New Orleans musicians.
New Orleans Musicians' Relief Fund Contributions to the New Orleans Musicians Relief Fund, Inc. are tax-deductible and go toward giving assistance to displaced New Orleans musicians.
New Orleans Musicians' Hurricane Relief Fund Certified 501(c)(3) not for profit organization dedicated to aiding New Orleans musicians affected by Hurricane Katrina.
NOLA's Ark NOLA’s ARK is a non-profit (501c3) organization focused on assisting New Orleans citizens in renovating their damaged homes.
Tipitina's Foundation: New Orleans Artist Relief Effort.
National/Statewide Relief Organizations:
The Actors' Fund of America - for those on the
stage, on the screen, and behind the scenes;
their web-site mentions "agents and announcers, carpenters and clowns, actors and dancers, magicians and
musicians, producers and free agents, stage hands and singers"
AIDBEAM: A resource for local artists and musicians to sell their goods and services.
Alternate Roots: Provides funding for community-based art programs.
Austin Music Foundation: Assisting Displaced Musicians.
Foundations for Recovery Look for Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Fund at the bottom
of the page. Jazz musicians encouraged to apply.
Habitat For Humanity
Healthcare for Musicians
Higher Ground Relieft Fund: Relief Fund established by Jazz at Lincoln Center.
HotHouse: HotHouse and the Jazz Institute of Chicago have joined forces to create a NEW ORLEANS JAZZ EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND.
Jazz Foundation of America
Katrina's Piano Found
Louisiana Division of the Arts
NEW Louisiana Cultural Assets Rescue
MusiCares Organization set up by t
he Grammys and
providing assistance to musicians whos livelihoods were
destroyed by the hurricane.
Musicians Foundation, Inc.: Support for all musicians, regardless of genre.
MusicMaker.orgMusic Maker Relief Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to helping the true pioneers and forgotten heroes of Southern musical traditions gain recognition and meet their day to day needs.
Music Rising:
National campaign created by U2's The Edge and producer Bob Ezrin with lead partners Gibson Guitar and
Guitar Center/Musician's Friend, which is administered by the MusiCares Foundation. The campaign's goal
is to put musical instruments back into the hands of musicians who lost everything in the hurricane
disasters and to help them regain their livelihood while rebuilding the heart and culture of the Gulf Region.
NOAHLeans: Employment and relocation aid for musicians displaced by
Katrina; based in Houston, TX.
NOLAgigs.org: A searchable database of gigs being offered to the musicians by venues across the country.
NOLA Music Connection: Volunteer effort designed to connect displaced New Orleans musicians & bands with talent buyers, events & fans
NOMR: New Orleans Music Resources.
NOMRF: New Orleans Musician's Relief Fund.
NYC for NOLA: A New York-based database of housing, equipment and help for New Orleans musicians relocating to New York.
Project HEAL Project HEAL (Helping Employ Artists Locally) offers displaced artists employment opportunities in local communities.
Rhythm & Blues Foundation: Supports R&B and Motown artists of the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
Save NOLA Music
Society of Singers: for professional singers.
Wendieswords.com: Housing in NJ for Musicians.
International Relief Organizations:
Jazz Hilft: German organization to aid New Orleans and New Orleans musicians.
JazzAscona: Swiss festival/organization assisting New Orleans musicians.
Sousaphone: Norwegian organization to aid New Orleans musicians.
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